Quotes About Determination

Will power is only the tensile strength of one's own disposition. One cannot increase it by a single ounce.

Will power is the only tensile strength of one's own disposition. One cannot increase it by a single ounce.

Bir ÅŸeyi yapabileceÄŸimizi bilmek bize yetiyor, bu yüzden belki onu yapmaktan bile vazgeçiyoruz.

True fearlessness is not the reduction of fear, but going beyond fear.

Warrior" here is a translation of the Tibetan word pawo. Pa means "brave," and wo makes it "a person who is brave." The warrior tradition we are discussing is a tradition of bravery. You might have the idea of a warrior as someone who wages war. But in this case, we are not talking about warriors as those who engage in warfare. Warriorship here refers to fundamental bravery and fearlessness. Warriorship

You do not win a race by trying not to loose

But it would have made me a whore to leave it incomplete. It would have made it easier to leave future work incomplete. It would have made it more and more difficult to draw upon that additional aching surge of effort that is always the difference between integrity and deceit in a created work. I would not be the whore to my own existence. Can you understand that? I would not be the whore to my own existence.

Oh, it makes a difference, I thought. And if it doesn't make a difference you will make it make a difference.

Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.

As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.

Once you start a working on something, don't be afraid of failure and don't abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest.

The only good luck many great men ever had was being born with the ability and determination to overcome bad luck.

I would take a free and hopeful breath. It was settled. Fear would no longer be the weakness that undid me. I was seventeen and unsophisticated, and thought I could dig about in my soul for the mettle I needed, and that it would be enough.

A satisfactory answer clearly cannot be found in the assumption that each person's actions proceed from an unfettered, autonomous will. The reason for the choice would still have to be discovered. Nor will it do to attribute the difference of choice to different environmental influences in which the "self" is placed. This would indeed be reducing the man to the level of a machine, or to a lower level still. And the same environmental influences do not produce identical results.

My gran had always told me that a woman--any woman worth her salt--could do whatever she had to.

The first gift is Strength. May you remember to call upon it whenever you need it.

The third gift is Courage. May you speak and act with confidence and use courage to follow your own path.

This is our gracious will.

I saw a fleet of fishing boats…. I flew down almost touching the craft and yelled at them, asking if I was on the right road to Ireland.They just stared. Maybe they didn't hear me. Maybe I didn't hear them. Or maybe they thought I was just a crazy fool. An hour later I saw land.

Is he alone who has courage on his right hand and faith on his left hand?

The grass may be greener on the other side, but either way…you've got to mow it.

Clear your mind of all dread and suspicion; this is the first step in the wilderness life. Think not the water will drown you, or that anything in the water or on land will bite or poison you. Have confidence in nature and yourself. Perhaps three-fourths of your physical failures are due to lack of nerve and will-power. It

15 minutes a day! Give me just this and I'll prove I can make you a new man.

Poor people cannot rely on the government to come to help you in times of need. You have to get your education. Then nobody can control your destiny.